atmosfeer

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch atmosfeer, from French atmosphère.

Noun

atmosfeer (plural atmosfere)

  1. atmosphere
    • 2016, “In Jou Atmosfeer”, in Sal Jy Met My Dans?, South Africa, performed by Kurt Darren:
      In jou atmosfeer.
      In your atmosphere.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French atmosphère. Equivalent to atmo- (air) + -sfeer (globe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑt.mɔˈsfeːr/, /ˌɑt.mɔsˈfeːr/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: at‧mo‧sfeer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Noun

atmosfeer m (plural atmosferen, diminutive atmosfeertje n)

  1. (planets, meteorology, astronomy) atmosphere (gases surrounding an astronomical body)
  2. (units, colloquial) one Earth atmosphere (atm)

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